A list of animated feature films first released in 1983.
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Technique | Type | Notes | Release | Duration | |
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Abra Cadabra | Australia | Alex Stitt | Adams Packer Film Productions | Traditional | Theatrical | First ever animated feature to be made in 3D. | July 1983 | 84 minutes | |
Aesop's Fables | Japan | Norio Hikone | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical[1] | March 13, 1983 | 61 minutes | ||
Barefoot Gen | Japan | Mori Masaki | Madhouse | Traditional | Theatrical[2] | July 21, 1983 | 85 minutes | ||
Beauty and the Beast | United States | Rudy Larriva | Ruby-Spears | Traditional | Television special | Originally aired as the 30th installment of the CBS animated anthology series Famous Classic Tales (1970–1984). | November 25, 1983 | 45 minutes | |
Boi Aruá | Brazil | Francisco Liberato | Seriarte Filmes | 85 minutes | |||||
The Boulugres | France | Jean Hurtado | Cinemation-Manuel Otero | 75 minutes | |||||
Chohabgeum roboteu SOLAR I.II.III | South Korea | Seoul Donghwa Production | Theatrical[3] | February 24, 1983 | 72 minutes | ||||
Computer Haekjeonham Pokpadaejakjeon | South Korea | Jeong Su-yong | Namyang Planning | Theatrical[4] | Later dubbed into English in 1987 by Joseph Lai under the title of Savior of the Earth. | August 12, 1983 | 65 minutes | ||
Crusher Joe | Japan | Theatrical[5] | March 12, 1983 | 125 minutes | |||||
Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island | United States | August 5, 1983 | 78 minutes | ||||||
The Daltons on the Loose | France | Film complied from episodes 1 ("Ma Dalton"), 3 ("The Daltons in the Blizzard"), and 6 ("The Daltons Are Redeemed") of the television series, which aired from October 15, 1984, until April 8, 1985. | September 30, 1983 | 81 minutes | |||||
David & Goliath | South Korea | Daewon Donghwa | Theatrical[6] | December 21, 1983 | 74 minutes | ||||
A Disney Channel Christmas!!!! | United States | Compilation of animated/live action Disney film clips and cartoons. | 90 minutes | ||||||
A Disney Halloween | United States | Compilation of animated/live action Disney film clips and cartoons. | October 1, 1983 | 90 minutes | |||||
Document: Taiyō no Kiba Daguramu | Japan | July 9, 1983 | 80 minutes | ||||||
Doctor Mambo & the Phantom Thief Jibako: With Love from Space | Japan | Kimio Yabuki Yoshio Yabuki | Television special[8] | Twenty third animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. | September 12, 1983 | 84 minutes | |||
Dokgotak – Throw It Towards the Sun | South Korea | Bak Si-ok | Daewon Donghwa | Theatrical[9] | 76 minutes | ||||
Dot and the Bunny | Australia | April 3, 1983 | 81 minutes | ||||||
| Japan | Theatrical[10] | March 12, 1983 | 95 minutes | |||||
The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?) | Netherlands | Harrie Geelen Bjørn Frank Jensen Bert Kroon | Toonder Studio's | First Dutch animated feature. | February 3, 1983 | 84 minutes | |||
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around the World | Japan | Minoru Okazaki | Theatrical[11] | March 13, 1983 | 52 minutes | ||||
Elpidio Valdés Against Dollar and Cannon | Cuba | Juan Padrón | 75 minutes | ||||||
Final Yamato | Japan | Theatrical[12] | The film's extended cut, at a running time of 163 minutes, was considered the longest animated feature ever made, until the release of In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World, released in 2019. | March 19, 1983 | 152 minutes | ||||
Fire and Ice | United States | August 26, 1983 | 81 minutes | ||||||
Galactic Legend Terra | South Korea | Theatrical[13] | January 3, 1983 | 73 minutes | |||||
The Golden Arm | South Korea | Plus Film Co., Ltd. | Theatrical[14] | July 16, 1983 | 71 minutes | ||||
The Golden Pencil and the Mischievous Alien Boy | South Korea | Theatrical[15] | August 13, 1983 | 63 minutes | |||||
| Japan | Theatrical[16] | First animated film to incorporate computer animation. | May 28, 1983 | 93 minutes | ||||
Gulliver's Travels | Spain | Cruz Delgado | Art Animación Estudios Cruz Delgado | December 17, 1983 | 80 minutes | ||||
Harmagedon: Genma Wars | Japan | Theatrical[17] | March 12, 1983 | 131 minutes | |||||
I am a Dog: The Life of Don Matsugoro | Japan | Television film[18] | Twenty first animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. | February 9, 1983 | 73 minutes | ||||
The Iron Triumvirate | South Korea | Bak Seung-cheol | 3rd Advertisement | Theatrical[19] | December 17, 1983 | 65 minutes | |||
It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown | United States | Second hour-long Peanuts special. | May 16, 1983 | 47 minutes | |||||
John the Boaster | Hungary | Theatrical[20] [21] [22] | May 9, 1983 | 62 minutes | |||||
The Knight of the Red Heart | Poland | Bogdan Nowicki | Compilation of the Polish animated series Baśnie i waśnie ("Fairy Tales and Feuds"), which ran in 1964 for 13 consecutive episodes. | August 1983 | 63 minutes | ||||
The Legend of Hiawatha | United States Canada | Sebastian Grunstra | Atkinson Film-Arts Triple Seven Concepts | Originally aired as the 57th episode of the NBC anthology series Special Treat on December 4, 1984. | November 24, 1983 | ||||
Legend of Sealed Book | China | Wang Shuchen | January 1, 1983 | 89 minutes | |||||
Miraesonyeon Kunta Beomyuda 5000 Nyeon | South Korea | Bak Seol-hyeong | Daewon Donghwa | Theatrical[23] | January 21, 1983 | 75 minutes | |||
Nine | Japan | Twenty second animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. | May 4, 1983 | ||||||
Nine: The Original | Japan | Theatrical[24] | Theatrical version of the television film. | September 16, 1983 | 71 minutes | ||||
Nine 2: Sweetheart Declaration | Japan | Television film[25] | Twenty fourth animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program; sequel to Nine (1983). | December 18, 1983 | 67 minutes | ||||
Noel's Fantastic Trip | Japan | Toei Central Film Iruka Office | [26] | April 29, 1983 | 72 minutes | ||||
Old Master Q and San T | Hong Kong | Toshiyuki Honda Cai Mingqin | Hong Kong Film Company Dragon Cartoon Co., Ltd. | August 4, 1983 | 71 minutes | ||||
The Princess and the Robot | Brazil | December 23, 1983 January 16, 1984 | 93 minutes | ||||||
Patalliro! Stardust Project | Japan | Nobutaka Nishizawa | Theatrical[27] | July 10, 1983 | 48 minutes | ||||
Protectors of Universe | South Korea | Theatrical[28] | July 30, 1983 | 72 minutes | |||||
Pro Yakyū o 10-bai Tanoshiku Miru Hōhō | Japan | Theatrical[29] | April 29, 1983 | 97 minutes | |||||
The Raccoons and the Lost Star | Canada | December 13, 1983 | 49 minutes | ||||||
Revenge of the Humanoids [30] | France | Film compiled from TV series episodes[33] [34] | January 26, 1983[35] | 100 minutes | |||||
Rock & Rule | Canada | The very first animated feature to contain computer-generated imagery. | April 15, 1983 | 77 minutes | |||||
Roy of Space | Mexico | Héctor López Carmona Rafael Ángel Gil Ulises Pérez Aguirre | Aguirre Valdez Productores y Distribuidores de Peliculas S.A. | Theatrical[36] | Lost film. | March 3, 1983 | 63 minutes | ||
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet | Australia | January 15, 1983 | |||||||
Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse | Australia | January 16, 1983 | |||||||
Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four | Australia | January 13, 1983 | |||||||
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear | Australia | January 14, 1983 | |||||||
Space Champion Hong Gil-dong | South Korea | Kim Hyeon-dong Jeong Su-yong | Korean Educational Film Company | Theatrical[37] | December 17, 1983 | 62 minutes | |||
Space Gundam V | South Korea | Theatrical[38] | July 21, 1983 | 82 minutes | |||||
Straszydła | Poland | Theatrical[39] [40] | 60 minutes | ||||||
Super Titan 15 | South Korea | Korean-Japanese Culture | Theatrical[41] | July 17, 1983 | 68 minutes | ||||
A Time Slip of 10000 Years: Prime Rose | Japan | Television film[42] | Sixth animated special produced for Nippon TV's 24 Hour TV "Love Saves the Earth" telethon.[43] | August 21, 1983 | 90 minutes | ||||
Twice Upon a Time | United States | August 5, 1983 | 75 minutes | ||||||
Undersea Expedition Marine X | South Korea | Kim Hyeon-dong | Namyang Planning Co., Ltd. | Theatrical[44] | February 19, 1983 | 69 minutes | |||
Unico in the Island of Magic | Japan | Moribi Murano | Theatrical[45] | Sequel to The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (1981).[46] | July 16, 1983 | 90 minutes | |||
| Japan | Theatrical[47] | First anime feature directed by Mamoru Oshii, and the inaugural feature in the Urusei Yatsura film series. | February 13, 1983 | 101 minutes | ||||
Water Spider-Wonder Spider | Hungary | Szabolcs Szabó József Haui Csaba Szombati-Szabó | Winner of the Children's Prize at the 1st Kecskemét Animation Film Festival,[48] and the Jury's Diploma of Merit for backgrounds at the 2nd KAFF.[49] | September 3, 1983 | 75 minutes | ||||
The Wind in the Willows | Mark Hall Chris Taylor | December 27, 1983 | 79 minutes | ||||||
Xabungle Graffiti | Japan | Film compiled from TV series episodes. | July 9, 1983 | 84 minutes |